How to time your political exit

Submitted by Edmund Gall on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 18:41
As we progress through another interesting political season, I wish to share the philosophy of the widely popular MP for Reading, UK, who has retired in the run-up to impending British General Elections.
 
He said that he always planned to leave politics at such time that his constituents would ask him why he was leaving, instead of when.
 
I can think of many of our long-serving politicians who should apply this and make their way to their political career's departure lounge forthwith instead of their party's Screening Committee.
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